| B. B. Mango (Bruce) (1994 - ) | |
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Bruce was born and grew up in D’Kar. He was interested in art from a very young age and decided to learn whatever he could about it. He comes from an artistic family known for their musical talent and art. His grandmother Coex’ae Bob is also an artist at the Kuru Art Project.
As a young musician, he can play both the guitar and key board. He composes and sings his own songs, and although a child of the present, he has great respect for his culture and the past traditions of his people. Therefore he prefers to sing in Naro (his mother tongue) rather than in English. He is part of the group called “The Unique Naro Boys” from D’Kar.
He states that he is a born again Christian and having been able to become an artist at the Kuru Art Project, gave him great satisfaction. For the first time in his life, he is now able to earn something from his art. For this he is very thankful.
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| Catherine Xutaa (1969 - ) | |
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Catherine grew up in D’Kar. She took part in the Fabric Painting Project in earlier years. In 2013 she attended an Embroidery workshop at the Kuru Art Project. After that she attended a workshop with two other Kuru Artists at the Keiskamma Art Project in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. She won first prize in the Botswana President’s Day competitions for one of her beautiful hand painted and embroidered cloths.
She is also an accomplished musician playing traditional musical instruments.
Being very innovative and creative, she soon strived to start her own business with funding from Botswana Government. She bought her own materials and started to make hand painted cloths and embroidered pieces. She has a very unique style in combining fabric painting, applique and embroidery to make outstanding wall hangings or cloths.
Finding it very difficult to market her own work she approached the Kuru Art Project for support. With her close relations with the project in the past, it was a pleasure for the project to have her back and to try to assist her.
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| Cgoma Simon (1958 - ) | |
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Cgoma was born on a farm in the Ghanzi district and lived most of her life in D’Kar, where her parents moved when she was still a small girl. She loves to be creative and used to make ostrich eggshell bead work and even tried her hand at fabric painting and embroidery before becoming an artist. She enjoys her art and is happy that it is not a job she is forced to do, but that she can work on it whenever she likes. View Gallery |
| Coex’ae Bob (Enni) (1930s -) | |
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Coex’ae (Enni) is one of the oldest practicing artists at the Kuru Art Project. She grew up, strongly rooted in the traditions and beliefs of the Kalahari San. She is well known for her knowledge about the edible and medicinal plants in the Ghanzi district where she grew up. This becomes evident in her art where she often depicts the plants and animals in a colourfull and simplistic way, well known amongst the Kuru artists. View Gallery |
| Gamnqoa Kukama (1955 - ) | |
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Gamnqoa (the heel or hock of a lion) found in his art a meaningful link to his past. It enlivens memories that would otherwise have been lost or dwell in his mind only. He grew up in a hunter-gatherer lifestyle and worked as farm labourer before his involvement in art.
He started his career as an artist with the Kuru Art Project in 1997. He is well known for his oil paintings and linocuts of animals full of movement and flexibility. View Gallery |
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